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CaramonLS · 03-03-2015, 04:12 PM

I bought a gaming laptop about 2.5 years ago, an Asus G73-JW.

Pretty sweet machine, works well on most games. The problem that you're going to run into is that a lot of laptops don't have very many configuration options and they can never run as well as desktops, even if you get top of the line ones. Trying to find a small laptop with a top of the line graphics card is quite difficult.

The problem with the laptop is that it is a beast. It is heavy and large.

Games like WoW, SC and Diablo can be pretty heavy memory hogs too. Those aren't Crysis, but they still take a lot of resources to run.

My advice would be to choose one or the other, because if you try to get a hybrid, you're not going to like your gaming experience.

03-03-2015, 04:12 PM	#5
CaramonLS Retired Join Date: Mar 2003 Exp:	I bought a gaming laptop about 2.5 years ago, an Asus G73-JW. Pretty sweet machine, works well on most games. The problem that you're going to run into is that a lot of laptops don't have very many configuration options and they can never run as well as desktops, even if you get top of the line ones. Trying to find a small laptop with a top of the line graphics card is quite difficult. The problem with the laptop is that it is a beast. It is heavy and large. Games like WoW, SC and Diablo can be pretty heavy memory hogs too. Those aren't Crysis, but they still take a lot of resources to run. My advice would be to choose one or the other, because if you try to get a hybrid, you're not going to like your gaming experience.